St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-17

declaration of the nth of May was fol-
lowed by a rapid invasion by Swedish
troops, and several small, but fiery bat
ties were fought in the southeastern
part of the country. The results of
these battles were less telling. though.
than might have been anticipated. The
SWcdeS won them as Il general thing,
but with the exception of Carl Johan,
the Swedish crown prince, they seemed
10 go at this invasion with less zeal than
they were wont to show on the war
path. The Swedish populace and sol
dierS III general seemed to take this deal
as it really was madc-up scheme be
tween the crowned headS-without any
regard to nation or country on either
side. And such a deal naturally be
came disgusting cause To the ranks.
who carried their laurelS from NarWa
and LutZen, won in bloody battles for
glorious measures. This is the only
way to account for the slow and unsuc-
ceSSful progress of the Swedish army
divisions in 1914. And it adds honor to
the Swedish people that they looked
upon this outrageous deal with SO much
aversion. Carl Johan, the renegade
Frenchman who, through treachery, had
bought his place as crown prince of
Sweden, cursed and raved, and the
hirteenth-muttered the echoes to the
last and the nearest speaker. But
the genuine feeling of any just claim
to supremacy over Norway and the
Norwegian people never took any root
with the pOpulace in Sweden. And
honor evermore to the handful of sons
of their own soil, the NOrwegians, who,
not even knowing of any Sympathizing
undercurrent, brayed the whole dynaS-
tic galaxy of the day and went to arms
in order to die for independence rather
than live without it. In fact, ut the
time there was more grit about this
declaration of the NorWegians in 1914
than visible sense. But they went into
it, and the grit surprised-not to say
awed-the whole OF Europe. And the grit
prevailed.
After several untelling fusilades, burn
ing of wooden bridges and barns, the
year had advanced to November T..
and both sides being equally tired, a
treaty was proposed and accepted-One
dare say almost mutually-to the effect
that both countries constitute Il union,
into which each one entered independ-
emily, except in certain matters where
economical and foreign purposes would
be better met and served by consolidated
action. The ambitious Carl Iohan, who
as crown prince OF Sweden easily forgot
the republican start of his career. did
not approve of this, and when later on
he became king of the two countries he
used and introduced every sort of means
i'll order to make out that Norway was
either Il transferred OF conquered
province of Sweden. But historical
facts do not lie, even though kings and
courtiers will. and the proof is there to-
day that the Norwegian declaration of
independence, made on the 18th day of
May, 1871, and corroborated by the
treaty of Nov. 4, same year, has been
accepted by every sound-minded foreign
or domestic element as valid. There
has, of course, been vast amount #
misapprehension in regard to this nj t.
ter, born in both countries through the
influence of courtiers and a bureau
cratic by the thrOne-appointed
pack of Officeholders. But as